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embryo

[em-bree-oh] / ˈɛm briˌoʊ /
NOUN
fetus
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He said "a huge team of people" had been involved in the process - from the transplant operation to the embryo transfer and the delivery itself.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

These pathways guide critical processes such as embryo formation and organ development.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

The research team discovered that many of these extra mutations arise soon after conception during the earliest rounds of cell division in the embryo.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

She became pregnant with the first embryo and everything seemed to be progressing normally and both women allowed themselves to believe the future they'd imagined was finally happening.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

An embryo needs a message to become an adult organism—but what carries this message?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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